Drop off your unused, expired meds tomorrow

Posted on Apr. 25, 2014 (
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By Jen Rittenhouse

Unsure of what to do with the expired bottles of pills taking up space in your medicine cabinet? Saturday, April 26, is National Drug Take-Back Day. You can bring your unused and expired medication to locations around Pierce and King counties.

The goal of this one-day, nationwide event is to provide safe, convenient and responsible opportunities for disposing of old drugs. Reducing the number or unused prescription drugs in homes also helps prevent abuse and overdose deaths.

Since the first Drug Take-Back Day, Americans disposed of more than 3 million pounds of prescription drugs. More than 10,000 pounds were from Pierce and King Counties—approximately the total weight of all three walruses at Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium combined.

You can drop off unused, expired medication tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following locations around Pierce and King counties.

PIERCE COUNTY

Gig Harbor City Hall lobby, 3510 Grandview Street, Gig Harbor

University Place Police Department, 3609 Market Place West, Suite 201, University Place